Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/958
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	conga
Subject
	211.251.2
Publisher
	Latin Percussion
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Afro-Cuban
	cosmopolitan (Latin-American)
Format
	12.2 and 11.4 in. diameter of heads (l. and r.)
28 in. height 

Identifier
	2828 
	2829
Source
	Caribbean
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Cuba
Alternative Title
	tumbadora
	tumba
Extent
	LP252
	LP259
Medium
	fiberglass
	membrane - mammal skin
	metal
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	variable number of drums
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - bulging-conical
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	framed with rigid flesh hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	counterhoop, lapped over framed membrane hoop, connected by lacing or tension rods to brackets attached to shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	rotating screw rods or bolts
Sounding for membranophone
	striking directly with both hands
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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